Hammonton Public Schools
| Hammonton Public Schools | |||||
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| Superintendent: | Dr. C. Dan Blachford | ||||
| Business Administrator: | Barbara S. Prettyman | ||||
| Address: | 566 Old Forks Road Hammonton, NJ 08037 |
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| Grade Range: | K-12 | ||||
| School facilities: | 4 | ||||
| Enrollment: | 3,483 (as of 2009-10)[1] | ||||
| Faculty (in FTEs): | 251 | ||||
| Student–teacher ratio: | 13.88 | ||||
| District Factor Group: | B | ||||
| Web site: | http://www.hammontonps.org | ||||
| Ind. | Per Pupil | District Spending |
Rank (*) |
K-12 Average |
%± vs. Average |
| 1 | Comparative Cost | $10,906 | 6 | $13,632 | -20.0% |
| 2 | Classroom Instruction | 6,350 | 8 | 8,035 | -21.0% |
| 6 | Support Services | 1,515 | 10 | 2,166 | -30.1% |
| 8 | Administrative Cost | 1,346 | 23 | 1,379 | -2.4% |
| 10 | Operations & Maintenance | 1,348 | 16 | 1,674 | -19.5% |
| 13 | Extracurricular Activities | 259 | 9 | 258 | 0.4% |
| 16 | Median Teacher Salary | 50,125 | 13 | 57,597 | |
| Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2] *Of K-12 districts with 1,801-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=70 |
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The Hammonton Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serve students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Hammonton, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.
Students from Folsom Borough (grades 9-12) and Waterford Township (7-12) attend the Hammonton schools as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Folsom Borough School District and the Waterford Township School District.[3][4]
As of the 2009-10 school year, the district's four schools had an enrollment of 3,483 students and 251 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.88.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "B", the second lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[5]
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[edit] Schools
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 National Center for Education Statistics enrollment data[6]) are:
- Elementary Schools
- Early Childhood Education Center with 569 students in pre-K through first grade.
- Marlou Welsh - Principal[7]
- Warren E. Sooy Elementary School with 694 students in grades 2 through 5.
- Kristina Erman - Principal[7]
- Middle School
- Hammonton Middle School with 834 students in grades 6 through 8.
- Gene Miller - Principal[7]
- High School
- Hammonton High School, with an enrollment of 1,356 students in grades 9 through 12.
- Thomas Ramsay - Principal[7]
[edit] Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:[8]
- Dr. C. Dan Blachford, Superintendent[9]
- Barbara S. Prettyman, Business Administrator / Board Secretary[10]
[edit] References
- ^ a b District information for the Hammonton Town School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 29, 2011.
- ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
- ^ Hammonton Public Schools 2010 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 29, 2011. "We have a wonderful school system that serves the children of Hammonton, Waterford, and Folsom."
- ^ Puko, Timothy. "Sending Towns Feeling Pinched by Hammonton", The Press of Atlantic City, March 13, 2007. Accessed June 29, 2011. "The two school districts that send students to Hammonton are disputing tuition adjustments that would allow Hammonton School District to avoid a tax hike this year but cause large tax hikes in the sending districts. The school budgets for Hammonton and its sending districts Waterford and Folsom could hang in limbo well past next month's school board elections, and Waterford and Folsom could be left with budget fights and massive cuts, sending district superintendents said."
- ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 27, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Hammonton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 29, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Building Administration, Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed June 29, 2011.
- ^ Atlantic County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.
- ^ Superintendent Office, Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed June 29, 2011.
- ^ Business Office, Hammonton Public Schools. Accessed June 29, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Hammonton Public Schools
- Hammonton Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Hammonton Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
Coordinates: 39°39′25″N 74°48′36″W / 39.657°N 74.810°W
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